Shoulder Bag Tutorial
I find a lot of inspiration from the tiny happy blog. This is Melissa’s tutorial on making a shoulder bag, you can find it here. It’s a great small bag that’s easy to put together. If I make another I will add some length to the body of the bag because I need a bit more space to carry around all the things my family needs. The pocket is from a pair of butter yellow corduroy pants that I used for Claire’s skirt.… and again a vintage button.
twirly skirts
I fell in love with this simple little skirt tutorial at House on Hill Road and went to work cutting up a scrub top that I picked up second hand, not because I needed it but because I liked the feel and look of the fabric. I couldn’t quite get the same measurements from the top but it was still twirly enough to make my girly quite spinny.
In fact, she was so enamored with it that she has become a twirly skirt fiend and will wear little else. I made her 2 more of them with some modifications (no side tie) and she was pleased as punch.
Lorelei
Lorelei is my first waldorf doll. I’ve been dreaming of creating one for a very long time and finally decided to take the plunge at Christmas…a special gift for my darling 3 year old daughter. What a joy it was to make this dolly and thanks to this free pattern and a great hair tutorial here, she was done without buying any directions. I purchased some wool roving from a local shop and bought some wool yarn for the hair but was able to do some upcycling for most of her. I used a cotton interlock shirt of mine that happened to be a perfect fleshy color (with a paint spill on it) for the skin. I also used some of my daughter’s outgrown white cotton tights for the “stockinette” for shaping the head underneath the skin.
She got a full wardrobe and a sling from pieces of fabric from my stash.
I had some fun with my Knifty Knitter creating a tiny little organic cotton knit cap and booties. They whipped up in a jiffy…easy peasy.
Just a sampling of clothing with one of her itty bitty flannel diapers thrown in.
Now my 6 year old son wants a boy one. I’m looking forward to making another one when I get through some other projects on the list.
